SYNTHROID Reviews (LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM)Average Rating: 2.6 (900 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare SYNTHROID with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR SYNTHROID | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | Very light thyroid deficiency | HAIR LOSS HAIR LOSS HAIR LOSS SPEEDINESS IRREGULAR HEARTBEAT | A female doctor in NYC, let's call her SC, prescribed Synthroid for me - after a lifetime of having a very light borderline problem. I was feeling stressed when I went to her but instead of helping me find out why I feeling poorly - she had me go on synthroid. First, she overmedicated me. I was so speedy and felt insane, one day I had to ge RACED to the HOSPITAL. It was scary as hell. Later, she reduced it, after I told her I believed she overmedicated me. She initially argued that I was NOT overly medicated. Sure enough, tests showed I was totally overmedicated. She reduced it and then I still didn';t feel good. I subsequently told her I wanted to get the levels right and monitor my blood but I did not want to continue using ehr as my doc. The alst time I saw her - she REFUSED to take my blood test. SHe left me in a desperate situation. I had to run around, feeling horrible, weak, etc., and find a new doctor to take my blood levels. Since then I went to 2 other endocrinoligists who we | F | 41 | 6 months | 12/5/2005 | 1 | hypothyroidism | HAIR LOSS, skin problems(itchy, hives), some acne, weight gain, allergies, constipation, heart palpitations | I am 20 years old and was diagnosed with hypothyroidism 8 months ago, since taking synthroid the only symptom that got better was my constant tiredness. I have more problems now than I did before I started it. I feel like hypothyroidism has ruined my life. I just wish I looked like and felt like they way I did before this occured. I am hoping to get switched over to armour thyroid, because synthroid does nothing for me. I dont know why doctors swear by this pill It totally SUX! | F | 20 | 8 months | 11/21/2005 | 3 | Subtotal thyroidectomy | I had a lot of issues with my thyroid after finding a large mass on the right side. Well needless to say that is when the problems I was having became understandable. I have noticed since reading these ratings that alot of people are in the same boat I am. I have had weight gain (unexplained), tired all the time, joint pain, hair loss, etc... and the joint and stomach pain started after I began taking synthroid. | I can say it has helped a little, but I still suffer from insomnia, joint pain, hair loss, weight gain, stomach pain, extreme hot and cold. Some days it is not as bad and others it is horrible. The odd thing is the doctors usually tell me my levels are ok. Not a huge fan of taking this for the rest of my life, that is for sure. | F | 25 | 2 years | 11/14/2005 | 2 | hypothyroid | my tsh was hi so doc put me on it. i used to be hyper in my younger years and it disappeared while pg. So up until 5 years ago I was ok until it should up in blood test it was high. I got faster heart beat from it. I just wonder if anyone got short of breath on it . Im on .125mcg now. I told doc I had shortness of breath and he said to keep taking it. Now I hve copd. Dont know if it affects the lungs or not or if it was from smoking and working in glass factory. but when they increased my dose, I had breathing problems for awhile. Now Im on oxygen for copd. Still taking synthroid and have insomia too. Its levoxyl Im taking the generic | my sister took coconut oil virgin cocnut oil and claims she no longer takes synthroid. Her test was normal. Im going to try it. | F | 55 | 5 years | 11/13/2005 | 2 | Graves disease- RAI thyroid treatme | I have not been able to stablize my levels in 5 years. Some weight gain, hair loss- Been on 100,112,125,137,150 and even alternated dosages per Dr. request in additional to Cytomel 2x a day. | Have had all the symptoms I have read about but now have a new one- Anyone ever has one toe that does numb occassionally and a pain in the chest and stomach? Would like to hear from those who have tried Armour, Thyrolar.Already tried the generic which was worse. Since I have no thyroid, I have to use something other than homeopathic remedies. I have talked to very few people this drug works well for. Send any ideas or info - tired of living in limbo. | M | 49 | 5 years | 11/12/2005 | 3 | mulitnodule goiter | My hair started thinning and falling out!!!! | shrunk my goiter and made me feel better, but couldn't deal with loss of my hair. | F | 30 | 6 months | 11/8/2005 | 1 | To shrink a Thyroid Cyst | On 100mg for six: Nervous, shaky, facial flushing, high blood pressure, gained a couple of pounds. Reduced to 50mg for the other six months: Still some nervousness, skaky, normal blood pressure but always tired, cranky (according to husband!), insomnia, gained 7 pounds one month and the doctor insisted it couldn't be my thyroid or the synthroid because all the lab reports were "perfect." I've felt for a long time I had hypothyroid symptoms, but all they look at are lab reports. | For those of you with similar symptoms, TRY ARMOUR! Endo would not switch me so I went to a Naturalpath. Within 1/2 hour of the first Armour pill, I felt like the fog had lifted, I had energy, more awake, and my temperature went up closer to normal. I forgot what feeling normal and GOOD felt like until I switched to Armour. If your doctor won't at least try it, switch doctors! | F | 52 | 7 months | 11/4/2005 | 5 | Hypothyroidism | None at all. | It works perfectly at controlling my condition. | M | 45 | 6 years | 10/26/2005 | 2 | hypothyroidism | side effects of synthroid, i am more tired, moody, my skin is more dry more hair falls out...i was diagnosed the month i concieved my daughter. still have a major problem small weight gain and NO weight loss at all even though i eat right and excercise 3 times a week... before synthroid my only problem was losing the weight | i dont like it. i am currently taking tahition NONI juice and its only been 2 days and i feel energy and i actually have not felt tired. so that may be an option but DR wont listen to my complaints. Noni juice isnt cheap but i will do what i must.. I need some answers. I went off the meds and felt 100% better but then got retested and my tsh was 179 and Dr, said they need to be under 5 so went back on them | F | 23 | 18 months | 10/17/2005 | 2 | hypothyroidism | i feel all the symptoms you would normally feel before taking this crap | i am taking Tahition Noni juice this is my seconed day on it and I feel like i have energy like before i got on the pills which ar enow at 100mcg and today i have not felt tired at all. This isnt cheap juice but i think it may help lots... you should check it out if you want a natural help it has cured alot of things. But i cannot lose weight and i will look up some of the other things people have talked about. i am about to switch dr. i feel so frustrated. i am sick of being fat. and i work hard to lose weight..... YOU WOULD THINK that with all thee bad side affects the drug people would figure out something elsse.... | F | 23 | 18 months | 10/17/2005 | 3 | Underactive thyroid | Uh... | Well... my gynocologist told me I had an enlarged thyroid and had my levels tested. Then I got put on this medicine. I don't really feel any different, and I think that's weird. I feel like I'm an experiment to see how long I'll take a sugar pill before I ask questions. I feel fine, so why mess with a good thing, I guess. | F | 23 | 10 months | 10/8/2005 | 4 | hashimotos hypothyroidism | light sensitivity | I had gained about 15 pounds and couldn't lose it. I would go to the doctor and get the, "Exercise more, eat less.", routine. Finally, my OB checked my thyroid after I begged him to. My TSH level was 77.07. No wonder I was tired. My endocrinologist put me on Synthroid, gradually increasing my dosage to the 137 I am at today. I still don't feel as good as I did before the onset of my problems. However, I am grateful to have this to take. I can not imagine living everyday as fatigued and cloudy as I was before starting Synthroid. It is a worthwhile improvement. Also, I have never lost the weight I gained. | F | 38 | 5 years | 10/6/2005 | 2 | hypothyroid | inability to lose weight,constipation,insomnia | the only reason i was put on this drug was because of the blood test results of TSH and T-4. my dose was 75mcg. this was a bit less than my husband takes and he has no thyroid gland. my blood tests were always good while on this. what my doctor couldn't explain were high blood calcium and the number associated for liver function (not normal). i was walking 3 miles a day and eating properly. next thing i was put on blood pressure meds. after a couple years of that and no health improvements i found womentowomen.com and have following that program for 2 months. feel great, sleep better, no more constipation and peri menopause symptoms have vanished. | F | 51 | 5 years | 10/4/2005 | 4 | Hypothyroidism | depression, difficulty concentrating, short term memory loss, extreme fatigue | I am still in the dosing process, I have had side effects such as temporary skin rashes when upping the dose from .025 to .05, control blood tests are being done every 3-4 weeks and no sign of stability yet but the medication is obviously already helping me living a better life. I am up to .075 and waiting for blood tests results. No matter what the results, I feel 500% better than I did in the last few years, especially mentally! Other symptoms tobe attributed to the medication possibly the need to sleep 8 hrs/day. Possibly also temporary dizziness when changing dosage (blood pressure low). Physically, I have always maintained a high level of activity, a way to keep my mental going over the years. | F | 38 | 5 months | 9/23/2005 | 4 | Hypothyroidism | For the last few years, I had heavy (I mean HEAVY) periods. Since starting the medication, it is back to 'normal'! No need to go to the bathroom every 30 minutes and get up every hour in the night to avoid a disaster :) and the abdominal pain is nothing compared to what it was. What a relief! | F | 38 | 5 months | 9/23/2005 | 1 | hypothyroidism | I've gained 15 pounds since starting out on Synthroid. My hair is dry and brittle and receding. I've been on it for two years. I've been exercising like a dog for that entire time and though my weight fluctuates I have only lost about three pounds. This is with weight training twice a week for an hour and cardio three times a week for an hour. How is it even possible for me to not lose weight doing all that? Something is wrong. I always lost weight easily before. | I don't even understand why I am on it. I didn't have any symptoms of hypothyroidism. I had started exercising that week and felt light-headed (from overdoing it) so I thought I'd better get checked out. They took one blood test, then another the next week, and decided I had hypothyroidism. Nothing has improved in any way and now I'm fat. This pot belly can contribute to diabetes and a number of cardiovascular diseases that will be worse than hypothyroidism. The doctor told me my problem is that my thyroid gland dumps everything out at once and I don't have any left the rest of the day. How are they going to know that from a blood test? It makes no sense to me. It's stupid. I'm getting off this stuff. | M | 33 | 2 years | 8/29/2005 | 2 | hypothyroidism | hair loss , dry eyes and occasional muscle achiness | Hi. I wrote before but accidentally said I've been taking this medicine 3 days instead of three years. Until I started taking this medicine I had thick hair and fast growing hair.Now my hair is thinning on top and hardly grows anymore. No one in my family has had trouble with thinning hair at this age. I am 55 and this is the only medicine I take. My doctor tells me I am on the correct dosage and she says it is just a coincidence that my hair pooped out the same time my thyroid did. I don't buy this and am thinking about going off the medicine and trying alternative methods such as diet and vitamins. | F | 55 | 3 years | 8/25/2005 | 2 | hypothyroidism | hair loss and muscle aches | Until I started taking this medicine I had thick hair and fast growing hair. Now my hair is thinning on top and hardly grows anymore. No one in my family has had troublw with thinning hair at this age. I am 55 and this is the only medicine I take. My doctor says the dosage is correct and she says it is just a coincidence that my hair pooped out the same time my thyroid did. I don't buy that and am thinking about going off the medicine and trying alternative methods. | F | 55 | 3 days | 8/24/2005 | 1 | Hypo after RAI Treatment for Graves | SEVERE Hair loss and depression, dry eyes, rashes, headaches, joint pain. | I have been miserable on this medication and doctors won't switch me to a different thyroid replacement drug. The doctor just keeps changing my dose and telling me to give it a month. I'll be bald if I give it another month. I have been on .10, .125, .150 and now on .137, none of which have done me any good!! I would NEVER, EVER recommend Synthroid to anyone! | F | 31 | 6 months | 8/18/2005 | 5 | Hypothyroidism | I experienced continuous bleeding. It's not known if that is from the Synthroid or some other problem. (We'll know soon.) | I've only been on the medicine for three months and have gone back to my normal, energetic life. I went three years before I was diagnosed. I had symptoms of weight-gain, chronic constipation, sensitive to cold (I'm one of those always-hot people, so this was a big one!), fatigue, hair loss, and dry skin. My life is back to normal now after only three months. It's a lot easier to diet now. (I've lost 10 pounds.) Before the medication, I would practically starve and would still NOT lose any weight. | F | 47 | 3 months | 8/17/2005 |